Mother-son duo gets B2 Grade:

As reported, Tapai Pradhan appeared for the board examination and cleared the Odisha matric examination under the open schooling system.

Surprisingly, Pradhan and her 16-year-old son Bikash both secured B2 grade.

Why did Tapai drop out of school?

"I dropped out in Class 8 as studies did not interest me. Besides, the financial condition in my parental home was not good," Tapai told HT.

What made the 33-year-old mother join school again?

In 2017, Tapai could not clear the first electoral test when she contested for the post of panchayat samiti member in Jaleswar block of Odisha's coastal Balasore district.

"After my marriage in 2001, my husband kept on pestering me to complete my education. Though I was reluctant, two years ago I thought hard about it and decided to enrol in the study centre of State Open School," she said.

Here's what 16-year-old son Bikash has to say:

"I started focussing more on my studies after my mother enrolled in school last year," said Bikash.

All Class 10 passed:

Meanwhile, Tapai's husband Ramesh Khatua, a farmer, was the only matriculate in the family till Monday. "Our aim is to complete graduation. Let no one tell us that we are uneducated," Pradhan told HT.

The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) Odisha announced the results of Class 10 examinations on May 7 at www.bseodisha.nic.in

This year, over 5.90 lakh students sat for BSE HSC 10th exam at various centres.

Students who cleared class 10 exam will move on to higher secondary studies while students who clear class 12 will enroll in various degree programs.

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